straight to your inboxPep Guardiola took notice of Liverpool's result against Atalanta in the Champions League ahead of their visit to Manchester City this week.The Premier League champions have not been as mean at the back this season and a serious injury to Virgil van Dijk will not help their efforts to keep opponents out over the course of the campaign.Guardiola again wished Van Dijk well in his recovery and would rather have two fully-fit teams to be able to put on the best spectacle possible.
However, he is aware that Jurgen Klopp still has plenty of talent at his disposal even without the Dutch colossus at the back and was impressed by their midweek win over an Italian side that the City boss likened to going to the dentist after.
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